[Dx4win] Differing ADIF formats

[Pete Smith]

I wonder if it follows, then, that DX4WIN simply doesn't see certain 
standard fields; conversely, I wonder if DX4WIN's import filters can accept 
more than one input into, for example, the "notes for QSO" field.

I was really hoping that the developers could provide a table that says:

For ADIF imports, if ADIF FieldName is XXX, then information goes into 
field YYY in a DX4WIN QSO record.

73, Pete N4ZR

At 05:59 AM 3/12/2005, LA9PJA at QSL.NET wrote:

>Hello Pete!
>
>I am not an expert on this stuff, but it looks like you right about it.
>
>Few days ago while importing my logs into MixW adif.file, I found out
>that DX4WIN uses the field NOTE: for both (NAME: and QTH:), while
>MixW log software uses own fields NAME: QTH: NOTES: etc.....
>So when one imports ADIF from DX4WIN we will need to change this NOTE: field
>into NAME: field so the ADIF from MixW can read the names and addresses from
>DX4WIN adif file, by the way it will read all info into NAME: field but 
>better than nothing at all.
>
>To be able to change any fields do it as stated here: (PS: Got it from 
>another user, and it works...)
>
>Use a text editor to do a global replace in the ADIF file from DX4WIN or 
>any other
>ADIF files into the log setup you wish to import to.
>
>I hope it helps you.
>-----------------------
>Hi Carlos,
>
>I do not believe any of these are related to the trial version, they
>all sound normal.
>
>For op names and QTHs, you need to look in the ADIF file from DX4WIN
>to see what field names it uses for them. MixW uses NAME (e.g.
><NAME:6>Carlos) and QTH (e.g. <QTH:7>Drammen), so that is how it
>expects the information to be imported. To the best of my knowledge
>MixW does not have fields for street addresses. If DX4WIN has
>exported the name and QTH fields using different field names, you
>can use a text editor to do a global replace in the ADIF file.
>
>73,
>Rich VE3IAY
>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>73, de Carlos - LA9PJA
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:n4zr at contesting.com>Pete Smith
>To: <mailto:DX4WIN at mailman.qth.net>DX4WIN at mailman.qth.net
>Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 3:45 PM
>Subject: [Dx4win] Differing ADIF formats
>
>In connection with another program, I have done some superficial research
>into ADIF.
>
>It seems as if there are two different standards out there: ADIF 1.0, on
>the hosenose site, and ADIF 2.1.5, on 
><http://www.adif.org>www.adif.org.  Some ADIF exports seem
>to involve additional fields which are not in either standard.
>
>Looking at the filter editor in DX4WIN, I can't see any way to tell which
>fields are expected from a file being imported.  Is there some way to view
>fieldnames and lengths, and to know where (QSO notes, for example) various
>data are imported into DX4WIN?
>
>73, Pete N4ZR
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